LUBAO – The National Housing Authority (NHA) in coordination with the provincial government granted P14 million for the construction of 148 housing units intended for the seven aeta sitios in the upland barangay of Nabuclod in Floridablanca town.
Gov. Lilia Pineda in a meeting Tuesday with NHA Project Manager Ines Gonzales, representatives from National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), officials of Floridablanca Aeta Ancestral Domain (FAAD) and the Nabuclod Technical Working Group (TWG) said the aeta families are in need of descent and inhabitable dwellings where they can live peacefully without any worry especially during rainy season.
“If you will visit aeta communities in Nabuclod, you will see that most of their houses are not almost fit for human habitation. On this housing project we need to make sure the units are durable and long-lasting,” she told.
Gonzales clarified that the aeta beneficiaries have the sole right to choose and decide on what kind of design and location where they want to build their housing unit that would cost at least P94, 126 each.
“In this project, we based it on the choice of the beneficiaries but we have explained the pros and cons of their decision. For practical reasons, they chose concrete houses in lieu of their style of native houses,” she said.
The Aeta Tribal Council together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) will identify the 148 family- recipients from the seven sitios of the village. Centro, biggest sitio of Nabuclod will be granted 32 recipients; sitio Camatchiles, 3; Tagak, 28; Balendalag, 16; Malan-ak, 15, Inararo, 13 and Labuan being the smallest in population will have seven beneficiaries.
Elizabeth Baybayan, officer-in-charge of PSWDO said Gov. Pineda instructed them to prioritize homeless aeta families and those who live on damaged houses and no longer fit for habitation.
Gov. Lilia Pineda in a meeting Tuesday with NHA Project Manager Ines Gonzales, representatives from National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), officials of Floridablanca Aeta Ancestral Domain (FAAD) and the Nabuclod Technical Working Group (TWG) said the aeta families are in need of descent and inhabitable dwellings where they can live peacefully without any worry especially during rainy season.
“If you will visit aeta communities in Nabuclod, you will see that most of their houses are not almost fit for human habitation. On this housing project we need to make sure the units are durable and long-lasting,” she told.
Gonzales clarified that the aeta beneficiaries have the sole right to choose and decide on what kind of design and location where they want to build their housing unit that would cost at least P94, 126 each.
“In this project, we based it on the choice of the beneficiaries but we have explained the pros and cons of their decision. For practical reasons, they chose concrete houses in lieu of their style of native houses,” she said.
The Aeta Tribal Council together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) will identify the 148 family- recipients from the seven sitios of the village. Centro, biggest sitio of Nabuclod will be granted 32 recipients; sitio Camatchiles, 3; Tagak, 28; Balendalag, 16; Malan-ak, 15, Inararo, 13 and Labuan being the smallest in population will have seven beneficiaries.
Elizabeth Baybayan, officer-in-charge of PSWDO said Gov. Pineda instructed them to prioritize homeless aeta families and those who live on damaged houses and no longer fit for habitation.
"Extended families are very rampant among aeta communities. Two or more families live in one household. They will be prioritized in this project. The Tribong Aeta Council and PSWDO will identify and validate if the would-be recipients are eligible to receive the unit,” she added.(JPM)
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